How to buy a mp3-player?

Posted on 10th March, 2008 by Albert T.
Morning science | 1 Comments

Mp3 players come in different shapes and sizes, so there are a number of things to consider when buying one. Basically they could be divided into two categories – hard drive players and flash memory players. Both have their pros and cons. Players with hard drives normally have a large amount of storage but are bigger and more prone to damage because of the fragility of the disks. Flash memory players are smaller and more durable because they have no moving parts but also have less space for songs.
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Thank God…

Posted on 7th March, 2008 by Albert T.
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…it’s Friday!!!




Not-So-Complete History Of Music (very short)

Posted on 27th February, 2008 by Albert T.
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3rd century BC: somebody invented the organ, unfortunately we don’t know who. And anyway it was called Hydraulos. Something like water-organ? Strange…
Around 1200: until then only one melody and one note was sung at once. Then suddenly polyphony came into use, in other words more than one note at the time was played. Could you imagine nowadays music without that?
Around 1600: out of nowhere first operas were written. Maybe someone was bored in the theatre and sung something.
1685: Johann Sebastian Bach was born and became an example for a lot of other composers.
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To Tea Or Not To Tea

Posted on 21st February, 2008 by Albert T.
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If you ask somebody what people drink in the morning, the answer is coffee. Other choices like juice, milk and tea will come after that. Why is tea so underestimated as a morning drink?

Maybe people like the bigger kick coffee gives them. Coffee has more caffeine in it than tea and therefore it reveals its effect faster. Up to this point, if we put the taste aside, coffee seems to be better as a wakener. But the truth is that caffeine just ain’t all.
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Alice Cooper vs. Cup Of Coffee

Posted on 15th February, 2008 by Albert T.
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According to the poll results, three times more people prefer cup of coffee than Alice Cooper. Is Alice really that bad or coffee that good?
Yes, in the beginning they both are black and it’s much easier to add sugar and cream to coffee than to Alice Cooper… But could you imagine “sweet” Alice jumping around the stage in pink trousers and singing about love and lollipops? I don’t think so…

Anyway, here are the results:

How do you like your coffee?

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19 Waking Quotes About Coffee

Posted on 12th February, 2008 by Albert T.
More coffee | 23 Comments

I put instant coffee in a microwave and almost went back in time.
- Steven Wright

Do you know how helpless you feel if you have a full cup of coffee in your hand and you start to sneeze?
- Jean Kerr

A morning without coffee is like sleep.
- Unknown
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11 Justified Questions To Ask After Waking Up

Posted on 9th February, 2008 by Albert T.
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  • Why am I wearing a gorilla suit?
  • Who else is wearing gorilla suit?
  • Has my bedroom door always been pink with blue dots?

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Morning Movie: Groundhog Day

Posted on 1st February, 2008 by Albert T.
Morning movies | 1 Comments

It’s cold out there, it’s February 2nd, the Groundhog Day… And it’s every day.

Groundhog Day” is a comedy about weatherman Phil (Bill Murray) who goes to Punxsutawney to cover a story about a famous weather forecasting groundhog. It would have been one easy trip but unfortunately he got stuck in that day. Every day starts with Sonny & Cher “I Got You, Babe” and whatever he does, the next morning is exactly the same. But this is one classic movie morning. So classic that it’s worth to call the whole movie a good morning movie. (Premiere has already voted this movie as one of “The 50 Greatest Comedies Of All Time” in 2006.)




New Playlist: Good Morning, Mr. Marley

Posted on 29th January, 2008 by Albert T.
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It’s nice to wake up with reggae rhythm by Bob Marley. Brings the sun out, fills the space with groove and makes you feel that - as Bob said - every little thing is gonna be alright.
This playlist is our tribute to mr. Marley:

No Woman, No Cry
Three Little Birds
One Love/People Get Ready

For whole list and more details see the WakeUpVibes page.




Arrival of the Penguins

Posted on 24th January, 2008 by Penguins
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Penguins

Good morning! We are the Penguins, new co-authors of this blog. We’re here because we saw that you’ll need some old penguin-wisdom. It’s very useful in many situations. (For example when your tail is frozen then you’ll just have to… You know … or ask a penguin if you don’t.) Of course morning is the best part of the day. Yes, yes, especially after couple of months of polar night.
OK, enough about us, let’s get to the point.
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